The expansion of the wings is 1 inch. On the upper side all the wings are
black, becoming brown towards the base; the fore-wings have three dull
white spots near the apex; the hind-wings have the whole of the central
portions white.
Stated by Dieffenbach to occur in New Zealand, probably in error, as it has
not since been observed. An Australian species. Mr. W. W. Smith, however,
informs me, that his eldest son recently saw near Ashburton a specimen of
what he believed to be this butterfly; but as he was unable to capture it
he cannot speak with any degree of certainty.